Lighting and material

I went through a lot of different lighting types to try and bring out the best features of my model.

 One of my first attempts at lighting my first model. I was first trying to make sure most of the model was well lit. I also wanted to get the backlight to bring out certain parts of the model

 I was happy with the combination of blue and red light at this point. I also put a soft green light on the right, which blended well with the existing blue light.

 At this point I was interested in how the light would effect different types of materials. I tried a material that looked like glass but found that this material didn't light well and looked mostly black

 This material was better than the previous but I still wasnt fully pleased with this material

 Here I tried a darker material and tried a purple light on the right which I thought looked even better because it tied the blue light at the front and the red at the back

I was finally the most happiest with this material and lighting. I made the material slightly more reflective which gave it a good shine.